As I have been recently informed that Allegiances are not allowed to have their own chapter, the updated Allegiances are now at the bottom of this chapter.

Thanks for reading! :D


Chapter 28:

Rosepaw rushed into the ShadowClan warriors den behind Fawnspots. Where is everybody? She whirled around, looking for any sign of an enemy warrior.

"Where are they?" Nightpaw asked, beside her.

Then, they heard a battle cry from outside then den, and the ThunderClan cats rushed out.

"Gar-ahh!" a old, scarred, gey tom raced toward Clawfoot, leaping on top of him.

"I'm not going to fight an elder!" Clawfoot easily shoved him off.

"Then fight me!" a brown she-cat with blue eyes pushed out of the nursery, her belly swollen with milk. Immediately, she leaped on Rockfall, who shook her off just as easily as Clawfoot had shaken off the elder.

"Where are your warriors and leader, Ivyfang?" Dawnstar inquired.

"Not here!" she answered defensively.

Suddenly, Wingfeather burst into the ShadowClan camp. "ShadowClan is attacking the camp!"

"What?!" Dawnstar gasped.

"Come on! Sharpeye's patrol has already headed for camp." Wingfeather turned around and bolted in the direction of the ThunderClan camp.

Dawnstar and her patrol raced after her.

Rosepaw was running as fast as she could, and soon she overtook Wingfeather, who mewed, "Wait for the rest of the patrol, Rosepaw!"

Rosepaw did not listen, but ran past the border, limbs aching and heart pounding, as fast as her paws would carry her. Just as she thought her lungs were about to burst, she reached the ThunderClan camp. Rosepaw pushed through the bramble entrance and paused for a heartbeat, overwhelmed. Who do I help? she wondered, quickly scanning the clearing.

There were cats everywhere, most of whom belonged to ShadowClan.

Frostwhisker and Lionstripe were guarding the nursery, while Heartsong and Foxtail battled with the invaders.

Wingfeather and Dewtail were fighting back-to-back against two ShadowClan toms, who were twice their size.

Nosetail was barely holding his own against Flamestar, bleeding from a large gash on his side.

Leopardshine and Flowerstream, who were both riddled with scratches, were battling Oakclaw, the burly ShadowClan deputy, a black-and-brown she-cat, and a white apprentice.

Owlpaw was underneath a cream-colored tom, but he quickly flipped around, launching the tom off of him.

Greyfoot and Adderstrike were attempting to take on three ShadowClan cats at once, but Greyfoot was covered in blood.

I hope that's ShadowClan blood... Rosepaw worried, then she spotted Mosswater and Voletooth, who were taking on four cats that were inching closer to the nursery. Rosepaw bounded over, leaping on top of a reddish-brown she-cat. Rosepaw sank her claws into the ShadowClan cat's back to hold on, biting down as hard as she could.

The she-cat yowled, flipping around to try and get Rosepaw off her back. Then, she rolled over on top of Rosepaw, knocking the breath out of her.

Rosepaw instinctively released her grip as the air whooshed out of her lungs.

The reddish-brown she-cat flipped back onto her paws and pinned Rosepaw down, who was still lying on the ground.

Rosepaw struggled to get up before the ShadowClan cat could sink her claws into her soft belly fur.

Then, the she-cat lessened her grip on Rosepaw unexpectedly. "Aren't you the medicine cat?" she hissed.

Rosepaw looked at her face for the first time. Redfeather! "No," she replied defensively, taking advantage of Redfeather's loosened grip by pushing the she-cat off of her, knocking Redfeather on her back. "I'm a warrior apprentice now." I can't fight Redfeather! We're friends!

Obviously the reddish-brown she-cat thought the same thing, because she gave Rosepaw a single nod and disappeared into the tangle of yowling cats without a backwards glance.

Rosepaw stared after her for a moment, chiding herself for not wanting to fight an enemy warrior. You've only ever talked to her twice! Why shouldn't you want to fight her?

Then Owlpaw broke into her guilty thoughts. "Rosepaw!" Owlpaw mewed. "I need your help over here!"

The cream-colored tom had teamed up with the snow-white apprentice that Leopardshine had been fighting a moment ago, outnumbering Owlpaw.

Rosepaw raced over, barreling into the white apprentice, taking her position back-to-back with Owlpaw.

"Thanks." he panted, clawing at the cream-colored tom.

Rosepaw did not reply, but instead caught the white she-cat's ear with her claws, while dodging a well-aimed blow to her face. Rosepaw instantly reared up on her hind legs, leaping on top of the white apprentice before she could react. Out of the corner of her eye, Rosepaw saw Dawnstar arrive, followed by Hollowfur, Fawnspots, and Rockfall. One by one, the rest of Dawnstar's patrol trickled into the camp, leaping into the battle as the cats before them had.

"ShadowClan, retreat!" Rosepaw heard Flamestar yowl.

The white apprentice under Rosepaw struggled even harder. "Let me go!" she hissed.

Rosepaw obliged, unhooking her claws but chasing the ShadowClan she-cat out the camp exit. "And don't come back!" she yowled after the retreating cats.

"Stay off our territory!" Nosetail added beside her.

Rosepaw turned to where the fresh-kill pile normally was, taking in the scene in front of her. All of the prey had been trampled to bits and was strewn across the clearing. The warrior's den had a large gap, where the ShadowClan cats had torn their way in. Dawnstar's den was missing it's vines that usually blocked the entrance to give the leader privacy, and there was blood everywhere.

"All the cats with wounds need to line up!" Snowbelly ordered.

Rosepaw took a mental tally of her injuries. She only had a nick out of her ear, and a short scratch along her flank. She decided Snowbelly had more important issues than tending to her, but maybe she could help. Rosepaw padded over to her former mentor. "What do you want me to do?"

Snowbelly gazed at her for a moment, then gave her a nod. "Fetch me some marigold, poppy seeds, and dock leaves."

Rosepaw nodded and bounded over to the den she had spent her early apprentice days in. Dock...Marigold...And poppy seeds! She thought, grabbing each item, and then racing back to Snowbelly. "Here." she set down the herbs.

"Thanks. I think Foxtail's flank needs a dock and marigold poultice, and take these cobwebs, She has a long gash on her side." Snowbelly said.

Rosepaw took the herbs and cobwebs that Snowbelly offered, and padded over to Foxtail.

"Really, I'm fine. I need to go check on my kits." Foxtail tried to stand, but hissed from the pain and sank back onto the cool earth.

"This will just take a moment." Rosepaw reassured. "And then you should rest in Snowbelly's den. I'll bring your kits to you."

Foxtail nodded. "That's fine."

Rosepaw popped a dock leaf and some marigold in her mouth and began to chew as she put a layer of cobwebs on the black queen's gash. When the leaves had turned to mush in Rosepaw's mouth, she spit them out and slathered the poultice on top of the layer of cobwebs. Then, after adding another cobweb layer, she mewed, "Now let's go to Snowbelly's den."

Foxtail forced herself to stand, leaning on Rosepaw for support.

Together the two cats made their way to the medicine cat's den, where Rosepaw quickly prepared a nest for the queen.

Foxtail sank in the nest and closed her eyes. Then, her eyelids flew open. "My kits!" she began to get up again, but let out another hiss.

"I'll bring them to you, remember?" Rosepaw asked, halfway out of the den.

Foxtail dipped her head and her eyes closed again.

Rosepaw ran over to the nursery.

"Rosepaw!" Sunkit greeted her. "What happened while we were sleeping? Did WindClan attack?"

"Yeah, what happened? We just woke up, and we went to go play outside like we usually do-" Antkit was interrupted.

"And then Fawnspots came over and told us we had to stay in here! But we saw lots of wounded cats-" Beekit mewed.

"When we peeked! And the camp's a mess." Sunkit finished.

"ShadowClan attacked us, but we fought them off." Rosepaw replied absentmindedly scanning the nursery. "Where's Squirrelkit?"

"Squirrelkit?" Beekit asked. "I don't know, but there's Willowkit."

Rosepaw nodded. She had seen the tortoiseshell she-cat, but not her black sister. Rosepaw hooked Foxtail's moss nest with her claw, lifting it up to look underneath.

"Maybe she's hiding?" Antkit suggested.

Sunkit cuffed her brother on the ear. "She hasn't even opened her eyes yet, mouse-brain!"

"Oh." Antkit peeked under his own nest. "Not here." he reported.

Rosepaw took Willowkit in her mouth, after mewing, "Stay put, I'll be back." she trotted over to Snowbelly's den, where Foxtail was fast asleep.

Willowkit squealed at Rosepaw put her down, waking up the black queen, who opened her eyes and blinked.

"Where's Squirrelkit?"

"Oh, I'll bring her next." If I can find her, Rosepaw thought.

Foxtail nodded, closing her eyes as Willowkit snuggled closer to the warmth of her belly.

Rosepaw ducked out of the den silently, and spotted Heartsong. "Heartsong!" she called.

"Yes?"

"Um, did you happen to move Squirrelkit?" Rosepaw asked. "Foxtail asked me to get her, but I can't find her."

Heartsong shook her head. "Maybe she got hurt and Snowbelly moved her." she suggested, a worried look on her face. "I'll check the nursery again." she decided.

Rosepaw whirled around to find Snowbelly just as Dawnstar leaped up on top of the Highledge.

"Let all cats old enough to gather their own prey gather here beneath the Highledge for a Clan meeting!"

Rosepaw spotted Snowbelly and trotted over to her. "Did you move Squirrelkit? No cat can find her." she whispered.

"Tonight, I took a patrol to raid the ShadowClan camp. At the same time, Flamestar took a patrol to raid our camp."Dawnstar began.

"No. I thought she was still in the nursery." Snowbelly mewed quietly.

"Regardless, we still accomplished our goal of telling ShadowClan that we will fight for our territory with tooth and claw!" Dawnstar continued.

"I looked." Rosepaw shook her head. "I hope she didn't escape."

"We stand victorious tonight, and I'm proud of each and every member of my Clan."

Snowbelly thought for a moment, and then a look of horror crossed her face. Without a word to Rosepaw, she bounded over to the Highledge and leaped on top of it, whispering in Dawnstar's ear, then jumping back down.

A grim look crossed the ThunderClan leader's face. "Snowbelly informs me that one of our kits, Squirrelkit, is missing. She and I both fear that ShadowClan stole Squirrelkit in an effort to prove how strong they are, and to make us weaker."

Gasps and murmurs ran through the gathered cats until Dawnstar waved her tail for silence.

"We will get Squirrelkit back before the moon is full, but enough blood has been shed tonight. I know that Flamestar will not allow the kit to be hurt, and that she will ask Ivyfang to nurse Squirrelkit until we reclaim her." Dawnstar paused for a moment, then continued, looking at her deputy. "We also need hunting patrols, Sharpeye, but Snowbelly will have to tell you which cats are fit to leave the camp." she looked back at her Clan. "ThunderClan will rebuild, and take back what is ours." she vowed, and jumped down from the Highledge.

Rosepaw felt numb. How could ShadowClan steal an innocent kit?


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And without any further ado, the updated Allegiances. (Thanks of Sunofaia for suggesting this!)


Thunderclan:

Leader:

Dawnstar – a yellow tabby she-cat with bright green eyes

Deputy:

Sharpeye – a black tom with remarkable eyesight

Medicine Cat:

Snowbelly – a black she-cat with a white belly

Warriors:

Voletooth – a grey tom with white spots on his jaw

Petalsky – a white she-cat with brown stripes

Dewtail – a brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes

Wingfeather – a calico she-cat

Clawfoot – a fierce-looking orange tom

Jaggedwing– a grey tom with vibrant blue eyes

Apprentice, Nightpaw

Greyfoot – a large grey and white tom

Mosswater – a tortoiseshell she-cat with vibrant green eyes

Apprentice, Owlpaw

Fawnspots – a light brown she-cat with white spots

Adderstrike – a black tom

Hollowfur – a sand-colored she-cat with blue eyes

Apprentice, Rosepaw

Rockfall – a grey and black tom with yellow eyes

Nosetail – a cream colored tom with white spots on his nose

Leopardshine – a golden she-cat with darker spots

Flowerstream – a tortoiseshell she-cat

Apprentices:

Owlpaw – a brown tabby tom with large eyes

Nightpaw – a sleek black tom with a tiny white patch on his chest

Rosepaw – a russet she-cat with white and cream patches

Queens:

Heartsong – a black and white she-cat with a white heart on her chest. Mother to Acornkit, Beekit, and Sunkit. Greyfoot's mate.

Foxtail – a small black she-cat with a large, bushy tail. Mother to Willowkit and Squirrelkit. Adderstrike's mate.

Elders:

Lionstripe – an old yellow and orange tom

Frostwhisker – an old calico she-cat


Riverclan:

Leader:

Troutstar – a grey tom with white spots

Deputy:

Wetwhisker – a black she-cat

Medicine Cat:

Raincloud – a tortoiseshell she-cat

Warriors:

Leaptail – a grey tom with white speckles

Apprentice, Pebblepaw

Softfur – a ginger she-cat with a scar through her right eye

Reedpelt – a black tom with brown stripes

Apprentice, Waterpaw

Amberfoot – a brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes

Windflower – a white she-cat

Smallstripe – a brown tabby tom with darker brown stripes

Apprentice, Toadpaw

Apprentices:

Waterpaw – a blueish tom with clear blue eyes

Pebblepaw – a tortoiseshell she-cat

Queens:

Whisperpelt – a grey she-cat with striking green eyes. Mother to Otterkit and Dapplekit.

Elders:

Flowertail – an old yellow she-cat with a white tail-tip.


Windclan:

Leader:

Rabbitstar – a grey tom with white on his chest and paws

Deputy:

Sharpfang – a yellow tom with a scar on his left flank

Medicine Cat:

Ashtail – a black tom with a grey tail-tip

Warriors:

Swiftfeather – a calico she-cat

Apprentice, Webpaw

Clawtooth – orange tabby tom

Apprentice, Stormpaw

Short-tail – a brown tom with an injured tail

Runningfur – a fast-running blueish she-cat

Apprentice, Heatherpaw

Gorseclaw – a cream-colored tom

Apprentice, Thistlepaw

Sunstripe – a yellow she-cat with darker stripes.

Apprentice, Antpaw

Apprentices:

Stormpaw – a brown tabby tom with striking green eyes

Heatherpaw – a golden she-cat

Webpaw – a white tom

Thistlepaw – a burly tabby tom

Antpaw – a brown tom

Queens:

Nightwing – a black she-cat with clear green eyes. Mother to Breezekit. Short-tail's mate.

Willowbreeze – a silver she-cat with bright blue eyes. Expecting Gorseclaw's kits.

Elders:

Barkfoot – an old brown tabby tom with only one eye.

Stalkwhisker – a yellow she-cat

Harestorm – a dust-colored tom with faded blue eyes


Shadowclan:

Leader:

Flamestar – a she-cat with a bright ginger pelt

Deputy:

Oakclaw – a dark brown tom

Medicine Cat:

Moonwhisker – a white tom with grey patches.

Warriors:

Russetstorm – a black she-cat with brown spots

Smokewhisker – an ash colored tom with white speckles

Duskfall – a cream colored tom

Goldenwing – a golden she-cat with dark green eyes

Apprentice, Snowpaw

Crowfoot – a pure black tom with yellow eyes

Snakefur – a grey tom with a scar on his left paw from an adder bite.

Redfeather – a reddish-brown she cat

Apprentices:

Snowpaw – a white she-cat

Queens:

Ivyfang – a brown she-cat with blue eyes. Mother to Frogkit, Ravenkit, Marshkit, and Pinekit. Smokewhisker's mate.

Elders:

Frogleap – an old grey tom